The Embassy of Austria in Hanoi is on the 8th floor of Prime Centre, 53 Quang Trung Street, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, phone +84 24 3943 3050, email hanoi-ob@bmeia.gv.at; according to Google Maps it receives visitors Monday to Friday 10:00–12:00, so book before you go. It is Austria’s diplomatic mission in Vietnam, where Austrians turn for consular protection, emergency travel documents and paperwork. Info Travel helps Austrians in Vietnam with visas, temporary residence cards, consular legalisation and certified German translations – WhatsApp +84327828822.
Contact details
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Address | 8th Floor, Prime Centre, 53 Quang Trung Street, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi |
| Phone | +84 24 3943 3050 |
| hanoi-ob@bmeia.gv.at (not verified) | |
| Website | bmeia.gv.at/oeb-hanoi |
| Opening hours | Visitors Monday–Friday 10:00–12:00 (per Google Maps); appointment recommended |
| Consular district | All of Vietnam (Austria’s only diplomatic mission in Vietnam) |
Address, phone and visiting hours were cross-checked with Google Maps (October 2026); the email and the list of services could not be verified on an official page. Contact the embassy before you go; Info Travel can make the enquiry for you if needed.
Consular services for Austrian citizens
- Consular protection for Austrians: lost documents, accidents, hospitalisation, arrest.
- Passports and emergency travel documents – confirm with the embassy what can be processed in Hanoi.
- Certification of signatures, copies and civil-status documents for Austrian citizens – where offered.
- Legalisation of Vietnamese documents for use in Austria – ask about requirements and appointments first.
These items reflect standard consular functions; we could not verify the Austrian embassy’s own service pages.
What to know before you visit
- Email hanoi-ob@bmeia.gv.at or call +84 24 3943 3050 to book and confirm the current address.
- Bring your Austrian passport or ID card, your Vietnamese visa or residence card and original documents to be certified.
- Office buildings usually require registration at reception – carry ID.
- Closed on Vietnamese and Austrian holidays (e.g. Austrian National Day, 26 October).
- According to Google Maps the embassy receives visitors only in the morning, 10:00–12:00 on weekdays – do not turn up in the afternoon.
- The embassy is on the 8th floor of the Prime Centre office building; register at the ground-floor reception first.
- The embassy helps with registering Austrian citizenship for children born in Vietnam; bring the child’s birth certificate and both parents’ ID documents.
What foreigners usually need help with at the embassy
Most Austrian citizens contact the embassy not for diplomacy but because of a specific paperwork problem. These are the situations we see most often:
- Lost or stolen passport: report it to the local ward police to get a confirmation, then apply at the embassy for a new passport or emergency travel document. Because your Vietnamese visa or residence card was in the old passport, you must also obtain a new visa or exit visa from the Immigration Department before leaving Vietnam.
- Passport about to expire: get the new passport, then transfer your visa or temporary residence card to it; if the visa is also running out, combine this with a visa extension.
- Marriage, a child’s birth registration, a work permit: Vietnamese authorities usually ask for a certificate of marital status, birth certificate, police certificate or degrees from Austria, legalised and with a notarised translation.
- Signature certification: powers of attorney, declarations and contracts that need a certified signature before being sent home.
- Citizen registration and voting: many countries encourage citizens abroad to register with their mission for updates and emergency support.
Help with Austrian passports in Vietnam
We could not verify whether the Austria embassy in Hanoi issues or renews ordinary passports in Vietnam. Some countries only issue emergency travel documents at their missions, while regular passports must be applied for at home or through another mission in the region. Ask the embassy directly before making plans.
Wherever the passport is issued, Info Travel takes care of the Vietnamese side: transferring your visa or temporary residence card to the new passport, obtaining a new visa or exit visa when you only hold a temporary travel document, and a visa extension while you wait. We can also help with appointments, forms, photos and translations – within what the embassy permits; applicants normally attend in person for biometrics.
Consular legalisation, consular certification (MOFA / Department of Foreign Affairs stamp) and notarised translation
Apostille note: Vietnam has applied the Apostille Convention since 11 September 2026, but Austria objected to Vietnam’s accession, so the Convention does not operate between Austria and Vietnam. Documents between the two countries still need certification and consular legalisation as described below.
This is the area where Info Travel helps foreigners most. Two directions need to be kept apart:
a) Documents issued in Austria for use in Vietnam
The document must be certified by the competent Austria authority and legalised by the Vietnamese embassy or consulate in Austria, or – if the Austria embassy in Vietnam certifies documents (ask first) – certified there and then legalised at the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hanoi) or the HCMC Department of Foreign Affairs. Next comes a notarised Vietnamese translation (originals are usually in German). Legalisation is waived only where an international treaty to which Vietnam and Austria are parties provides an exemption. Note that an apostille and consular legalisation are different procedures – see apostille vs consular legalisation.
b) Vietnamese documents for use in Austria
Vietnamese documents receive consular certification at the Consular Department (MOFA) or the HCMC Department of Foreign Affairs, then, if the Austria embassy offers legalisation (to be confirmed), submitted there; otherwise legalised at the designated Austria mission. A translation into a language accepted in Austria is usually needed.
Info Travel runs the whole chain: translation, notarisation, the MOFA/Department of Foreign Affairs stamp, and submission and collection at the mission. See our consular legalisation service. Quotes per file on WhatsApp +84327828822.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Austrian embassy in Hanoi?
On the 8th floor of Prime Centre, 53 Quang Trung Street, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi (correctly pinned on Google Maps). Book ahead by email at hanoi-ob@bmeia.gv.at.
Is there an Austrian consulate in Ho Chi Minh City?
The list of missions records only the embassy in Hanoi. If you live in the south, contact the embassy by email; Info Travel in Ho Chi Minh City can handle the Vietnamese visa and paperwork side.
How are German-language Austrian documents used in Vietnam?
They need consular legalisation (unless exempt under an international treaty), a Vietnamese translation and notarisation of that translation. An Austrian apostille is not the same as Vietnamese consular legalisation.
My Austrian passport is expiring – what about my Vietnamese visa?
Once you have the new passport, the visa or residence card must be transferred to it at the immigration office. Info Travel handles this.
See also: the full list of foreign embassies and consulates in Vietnam. New arrivals can read about the Vietnam e-visa.
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